PA Lawmaker Play Games On Youtube

On November 25,2013 our staff found a video posted by a PA lawmaker who is in the Committee for Children and Youth. Here is the video link.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1IwcMrD6PE&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=http%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FC1IwcMrD6PE&utm_campaign=Protecting+PA%27s+Children

The link was posted on several sites frequented by advocates. The goal was to get others to share their experiences with the system and hopefully to educate lawmakers on the reality of the CYS system in PA. By the end of the day, all of the comments had been taken down or so it appeared.  Some commenters re-posted their comments only to have them taken down it appeared.

Our editor posted a comment asking why all the comments had been taken down. His comment was also taken down it appeared and then placed back up again.

It should be noted that all comments were respectful, on topic and free from crude language. Simply stated, there was no reason to take down the comments or to shield the general public from seeing the comments.

A quick check to the posters of the comments by staffers revealed that the comments posted by individuals are only visible to the individuals posting. In other words, you can only see the comment that you made and your comments are not visible to the general public. Why?

Are politicians in Pennsylvania afraid of the truth or of the opinions of the general public? Why are comments allowed but not available to be seen by the public??? Why make the videos at all and post them on Youtube? Or more specifically, why enable the comments if you don't really want visitors to your site(or channel) to see the comments?